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provisionary

/pruh-vizh-uh-nl/US // prəˈvɪʒ ə nl //UK // (prəˈvɪʒənəl) //

预备,预备的,暂时性的,预备役

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adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Also pro·vi·sion·ar·y [pruh-vizh-uh-ner-ee] /prəˈvɪʒ əˌnɛr i/ .

    • : providing or serving for the time being only; existing only until permanently or properly replaced; temporary: a provisional government.
    • : accepted or adopted tentatively; conditional; probationary.
    • : of or being the wing of the Irish Republican Army that follows a policy of violence.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : Philately. a stamp that serves temporarily, pending the appearance of the regular issue, or during a temporary shortage of the regular stamps.
    • : a provisional member of a group.
    • : a member of the Provisional wing of the Irish Republican Army.

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as intentative

Examples

  • She had already taken that provisionary leap into a mythical future which is one of the perfunctory attitudes of maidenhood.

  • At three o'clock the imperial dynasty was proclaimed as at an end, and a provisionary government installed.

  • The new system was defined as the "Provisionary Consulate;" but this form was only transitional.

  • Gentlemen, such are the series of experiments made by M. Gannal, since the first provisionary report was presented to you.

  • Fortunately for you, madame, you have never been driven to the necessity of admitting the utility of such provisionary measures.